Remove Internet Security 2010 [Removal Guide]

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This guide will give you easy instructions on how to remove Internet Security 2010 for free.


What is Internet Security 2010? (Information)

Internet Security 2010 is a fake security software which uses fraudulent strategies by displaying false or exaggerated security issues on your computer rather than any legitimate ones to coerce you into purchasing their software.

When it installs, it causes inevitable system mutation and annoying insecure activity of ransomware. It will then will trigger a large number of its obsessive and misleading notices e.g. pop ups, fake Windows Security Center windows, bogus scanners, fake alerts etc. To trick you to believe of exposing multiple infections on the compromised computer. Upon completion of this disinformation attack, it will suggest that you buy a full version of it's product.


Internet Security 2010 Screenshot




Internet Security 2010 Files, Folders and Registry Entries


C:\Program Files\InternetSecurity2010\IS2010.exe
C:\Program Files\Documents and Settings\GeekPolice\Desktop\SetupIS2010.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “IS2010.exe”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Internet Security 2010
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Internet Security 2010

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Follow these instructions to continue:

1. Open Task Manager by continually pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc.
2. Navigate to the Processes tab.
3. Locate for the processes called IS2010.exe, winlogon86.exe, winupdate86.exe and 41.exe. End their processes one at a time by click the End Process button at the bottom left hand corner of Task Manager and click Yes.
4. Continue with the instructions listed below to remove Internet Security 2010 completely.

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1. Please download this removal tool: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.



2. Install Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware by double clicking on mbam-setup.exe

3. Follow the prompts. Make sure that Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware are checked. Then click finish.

4. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware will automatically update itself after the install, you can press the OK button to close that box and you will now be at the main program as shown below.

4.1 If you receive a Setup error stating Unable to Execute File, download this.

4.2 Do not rename the file which you just downloaded. Navigate to C:\program files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\ then copy and paste it there.

4.3 Double click the file which you just pasted in C:\program files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\ in step 4.2.

5. Make sure you are on the Scanner tab. Select Perform quick scan then click the Scan button as shown above.

6. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for infected files as shown below.


7. When the scan is finished a message box will appear, click Ok to continue.

8. Click Show Results.


9. You will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections like shown below. Yours may look different depending on the infection you have.

10. Click on Remove selected


11. When removing the files, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware may require you to restart the computer in order to do a complete removal. If it displays a message stating that it needs to restart, please allow it to do so.

12. After that you can close the Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware window, your computer is now cleaned.

To protect your computer from future threats like this, you may want to consider purchasing the Pro version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware with real-time protection from this link.

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